Морские приключения
1715 кн.
Роман «Великий комбинатор возвращается!» – книга о новых приключениях героев романов Ильфа и Петрова «Двенадцать стульев» и «Золотой теленок», посвящается Валентину Катаеву, Илье Ильфу и Евгению Петрову. Книга входит в серию «Приключения Остапа». Приключения великого комбинатора, его потомков и последователей продолжаются и никогда не закончатся! Не судите меня строго за это – я очень стараюсь! Если Вам что-то не понравится, я исправлюсь! Всегда Ваш, Илья Риф.
| Автор | Илья Риф |
Return to Daevabad in the spellbinding sequel to THE CITY OF BRASS.In Daevabad, where djinn can summon flames with a snap of their fingers, where rivers run deep with ancient magic, and blood can be as dangerous as any spell, a clever con artist from Cairo will alter the fate of a kingdom.Nahri’s life changed forever when she accidentally summoned Dara, a formidable, mysterious djinn, during one of her schemes. Thrust into the dazzling royal court of Daevabad, she needed all of her grifter...
| Автор | S. A. Chakraborty |
From the critically-acclaimed author of PRINCE OF FOOLS comes the third volume of the brilliant new epic fantasy series, THE RED QUEEN’S WAR.All the horrors of Hell stand between Snorri Ver Snagason and the rescue of his family, if indeed the dead can be rescued.For Jalan Kendeth getting back out alive and with Loki’s Key is all that matters. Loki’s creation can open any lock, any door, and it may also be the key to Jal’s fortune back in the living world.Jal plans to return to the three Ws that...
| Автор | Mark Lawrence |
HBO’s hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R. R. Martin’s internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A STORM OF SWORDS is the third volume in the series.The Seven Kingdoms are divided by revolt and blood feud, and winter approaches like an angry beast. Beyond the Northern borders, wildlings leave their villages to gather in the ice and stone wasteland of the Frostfangs. From there, the renegade Brother Mance Rayder will lead...
| Автор | Джордж Мартин |
** The #1 eBook bestseller! **‘Utterly compelling!’ Lisa Hall, bestselling author of Between You and Me‘A good, old-fashioned page-turner, with a poisonous sting in the tail.’ Daily MailShe thought they had a perfect marriage….When a plane crashes, Iris Griffiths watches the news unfold with horror…and then relief. Her beloved husband Will had just flown out from the same airport, but he was on a different flight.So why is his name on the list of victims? Surely there’s some mistake – her...
| Автор | Kimberly Belle |
Set 300 years before the events in A Song of Ice and Fire, FIRE AND BLOOD is the definitive history of the Targaryens in Westeros as told by Archmaester Gyldayn, and chronicles the conquest that united the Seven Kingdoms under Targaryen rule through to the Dance of the Dragons: the Targaryen civil war that nearly ended their dynasty forever.The thrilling history of the Targaryens comes to life in this masterly work by the author of A Song of Ice and Fire, the inspiration for HBO’s Game of...
| Автор | Джордж Мартин |
The whole of the magnificent Riftwar Cycle by bestselling author Raymond E. Feist, master of magic and adventure, now available in ebookIn Amos Trask's ship, Prince Nicholas and Squire Harry set sail for a friendly visit to Uncle Martin in Crydee. But while the two are guests in Crydee, disaster strikes.Nicholas, third son of Prince Arutha, is a gifted youngster, but sheltered by life at his father’s court in Krondor. To learn more of the world outside the palace walls, Nicholas and his...
| Автор | Raymond E. Feist |
An escape to an idyllic Irish seaside village is about to turn deadly in this riveting new novel by master of romantic suspense Carla Neggers. For marine biologist Julianne Maroney, two weeks in tiny Declan's Cross on the south Irish coast is a chance to heal her broken heart. She doesn't expect to attract the attention of FBI agents Emma Sharpe and Colin Donovan, who are in Ireland for their own personal retreat.Ten years ago, art was stolen from a mansion in Declan's Cross, but...
| Автор | Carla Neggers |
Discovered after more than 40 years, a vintage action-adventure novel set on Domino Island – a Caribbean paradise toppling under murder, corruption and organised crime…‘Like a dream come true – an undiscovered Desmond Bagley novel … and it’s a great one!’ LEE CHILDBill Kemp, an ex-serviceman working in London as an insurance investigator, is sent to the Caribbean to verify a life insurance claim that will make property magnate David Salton’s young widow a very rich lady.As Kemp begins to...
| Автор | Desmond Bagley |
Danger is never far off…When forensic psychologist Claire Britten started working with lawyer Nick Markwood on his South Shores project, she had no idea it would endanger her life—and the life of her daughter. But when the little girl goes missing from her South Florida home and Nick insists his long time nemesis is to blame, Claire frantically follows the trail to the Cayman Islands, desperate to save her daughter before it's too late.Nick always knew the man who staged his father's...
| Автор | Karen Harper |
The eighth book in the epic and bestselling series that has gripped millions.A hero will be forged from this broken land.As seen on Netflix and BBC around the world.In the battle for power, there can be only one ruler.The ruler of Mercia is dying, leaving no apparent heir. His wife is a born leader, but no woman has ever ruled over an English kingdom. And she is without her greatest warrior and champion, Uhtred of Bebbanburg.An empty throne leaves the kingdom exposed to rival West Saxons and to...
| Автор | Bernard Cornwell |
Responsibility knocks, and a reckless, hedonistic man responds and opens the door to love—thus is a daredevil snared.#1 New York Times best-selling author Stephanie Laurens brings you the third instalment in THE ADVENTURERS QUARTET, continuing the drama of Regency-era high seas adventure, laced with a mystery shrouded in the heat of tropical jungles, and spiced with the passionate romances of four couples and their unexpected journeys into love.Captain Caleb Frobisher, hedonistic youngest son of...
| Автор | Stephanie Laurens |
Critically acclaimed author Diana Wagman brings us the suspenseful and emotionally exhilarating story of a woman facing death today, as well as thirty years ago. Fiona's marriage is crumbling, and she has recently been diagnosed with breast cancer. Caught up in a wave of memories as she faces her own mortality, Fiona recalls the previous times in her life when she nearly died, including a fateful boat trip with her former boyfriend, Luc. Fleeing her struggling marriage, Fiona rendezvous...
| Автор | Diana Wagman |
The author’s adventurous spirit has taken him to destinations all over the world, the common thread being that these places are almost always off the beaten track . . . This collection of thrilling stories recounts his numerous exploits, such as climbing the Ras Deshen, the highest peak in Ethiopia, or venturing into the Danakil desert, one of the most inhospitable places on earth. He also writes enchantingly about adventures much closer to home. To hell and gone is a book to inspire the...
| Автор | C. Johan Bakkes |
Watter soort pad is ’n hartepad? Is dit bloot ’n pad van die hart? Of het dit iets met die ware hardepad te doen? Dis ’n mengsel van albei, want reis is blootstellend. Jy ervaar die ongerief (Paul Theroux het gesê “travel is glamorous only in retrospect”), maar wanneer jy terugkom, onthou jy net die uniekheid, die mooi en betekenisvolheid van dit wat jy ervaar het. Elke verhaal in hierdie bundel is ’n reisstorie, maar vat jou nie net na mooi plekke toe nie – dit neem jou op ’n emosionele reis...
| Автор | Gerrit Rautenbach |
Vyf Gautengse vroue swem stroomop deur die lewe. Hulle kom uit baie verskillende wêrelde: Daar’s 'n uitgebrande chirurg, 'n bedroefde tipe A-prokureur, haar opstandige studentedogter, 'n oorgewig, oorstelpte huisvrou en ma van drie, en 'n vreesbevange jong data-analis in haar liefde verlaat. Hulle beland saam in groepsterapie vir die traumas wat die lewe hulle onlangs opgelê het, en deel van die terapie is 'n river rafting-ekskursie op die woeste Oranjerivier. Wanneer...
| Автор | Adeline Radloff |
Ray Bradbury, Nelson S. Bond и др.
Planet Stories was one of the better known Golden Age science fiction magazines. It was in its pages that Philip K. Dick first appeared. Planet Stories specialized in Space Opera and Sword and Sorcery fiction. Collected here in this massive edition are 19 stories from its pages totaling more than five hundred pages. If you enjoyed this book, you’ll want to search on “Positronic Super Pack” and check out all our other Super Packs! Included here are: Phantom Out of Time by Nelson S. Bond ...
| Автор | Ray Bradbury, Nelson S. Bond и др. |
As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident. It might have been any one. I fell into these things at a time when I thought myself removed from the slightest possibility of disturbing experiences. I had gone to Lympne because I had imagined it the most uneventful place in the...
| Автор | H. G. Wells |
Captain Jaxon Steele is a tall, sun-bronzed, fierce-fighting Pirate King. He and the notorious crew of the Scarlet Night are both feared and respected for their ruthless reputation. The Captain’s only love is the open sea and the ship he calls home. When it comes to women, he has three rules: never sleep with another’s wife, don’t take virgins into bed, and most importantly, never bring a woman aboard—that brings the worst luck of all.Annalise Gatherone has to leave London—tonight! Usually...
| Автор | Lisa A. Olech |
This pirate's latest prize may be love… With a single pistol shot and the swing of a cutlass, Alice Tupper saves her mistress's life. But no lady's maid in polite society has ever killed a duke–at least, not on purpose. So Alice sets sail for America and her new destiny–only to find herself battling pirates on the high seas. Aboard her rescue ship, The Scarlet Night, she is hailed a hero and earns her place among the crew…as well as the ire of Captain Gavin Quinn. Gavin chose this...
| Автор | Lisa A. Olech |
It’s a dirty job, but some mutant’s got to do it…Joel Eisler is a mutant with special talents. He can detect an oil leak in the ocean simply by tasting the water. Because of this unique ability, he’s been purchased by a large oil company, along with his dolph sister, Amy. The upside of spending his days and nights in the ocean is that it gives him the opportunity to save the lives of his brother dolphins. The downsides are life as a closely monitored slave—and that he can’t be with Piper, the...
| Автор | Sandra Cox |
Finding love is hard, even when you aren’t a mutant.Like most seventeen-year-olds, Piper Dunn wants to blend in with the crowd. Having a blowhole is a definite handicap. A product of a lab-engineered mother with dolphin DNA, Piper spends her school days hiding her brilliant ocean-colored eyes and sea siren voice behind baggy clothing and ugly glasses. When Tyler, the new boy in school, zeroes in on her, ignoring every other girl vying for his attention, no one, including Piper, understands why…...
| Автор | Sandra Cox |
In paradise, the only limits to passion lie in your imagination… After a life filled with hardship, landing on a lush tropical isle is heaven on earth for mariner Heath Garrison. And it comes complete with two angels who bring out the very devil in him. Identical twins Netta and Aimee are guileless and seductive, living and loving without jealousy. Days of longing, nights of carnal bliss make choosing one over the other seem impossible, but hungering for both sisters is taboo. Aimee and Netta’s...
| Автор | Tina Donahue |
“Stephens gives the reader an unvarnished view of the subculture of lobster fishermen in small-town coastal Maine.”—James Acheson, author of The Lobster Gangs of Maine “Stephens has a wonderful clear eye for people, especially Maine people, and The Ghost Trap is populated with dozens from all walks of Maine life.”—Bill Roorbach, author of Temple Stream “A salty, tangy read. . . . Stephens plunges you into the back-breaking,...
| Автор | K. Stephens |